Introducing Old English Poetics August 28, 2014 Introducing Old English Poetics

TAKE OUT NOTEBOOK OR BINDER Book of Exeter Behind Glass

8/27 The Exeter Book is a tenth-century codex. This bound collection of hand-written papers contains both riddles and elegies.

Old English Poetics 1-2 1. Personification:? 2. Alliteration:? Weather Example: 2. Alliteration:? Animal Example:

Old English Poetics 3 3. Kenning: A metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a noun indirectly. Noun: person, place, thing, or event. : Example: sea= whale road

Old English Poetics 4 4. Caesura: A pause or break within a line of poetry. Example: To err is human; to forgive, divine.

You ken do it! Cloud A. Memories’ Keeper Ocean B. Window to the Soul Bike C. Racket Battle Computer D. Ball of Fluff Sandwich E. Infinite Lake Yearbook F. Framed Space Tennis G. Portable Meal Eye H. Mechanical Brain Door I. Wheeled-Legs

14. Write Your Own Kennings: BOAT 1. Open: 2. Possessive (‘): 3. Hyphenated(-):

15. Write Your Own Kenning 1. Open: OR 2. Possessive (‘): 3. Hyphenated(-):

Warm Up Riddle When I am alive I do not speak. Anyone who wants to takes me captive and cuts off my head. They bite my bare body I do no harm to anyone unless they cut me first. Then I soon make them cry. 5

Riddle 66 I saw a creature wandering the way: She was devastating-beautifully adorned. On the wave a miracle: water turned to bone.

Riddle 45 A moth ate songs-wolfed words! That seemed a weird dish-that a worm Should swallow, dumb thief in the dark, The songs of a man, his chants of glory, Their place of strength. That thief-guest 5 Was no wiser for having swallowed words.

Write Your Own Riddle 5 Points 3 Sentences = 3 Points 2 of 4 Literary Elements = 2 Points CIRCLED OR UNDERLINED, PLEASE!!!

Example I am a sturdy support. I have legs, but no animal am I. I am a weight-bearer but do not weigh much. What am I?

DUE TOMORROW Anglo-Saxon Study Guide Riddle The study guide will be checked for points; the riddle will be collected. Please write SHARE next to your riddle if you are comfortable with the class solving it.

BEOWULF Vocabulary Option 1: Class set of dictionaries Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Option 2: Merriam-Webster website M-w.com Option 2: Download the app! Search Merriam Webster #7 Reparation: Second Definition #8 Mail: Fourth Definition #9 to Purge: First of Second A Definition

8/28 Sutton Hoo (England) is the site of two 6th and early 7th century cemeteries. The burial mound contains an undisturbed ship burial full of Anglo-Saxon artifacts. Solution for Riddle 32:? Personification: Line ? Example? Alliteration: Line ? Example? Kenning: Line ? Example? Caesura Line ? Example?

Our world is lovely in different ways Our world is lovely in different ways. Hung with beauty and works of hand. I saw a strange machine, made For motion, slide against the sand, Shrieking as it went. It walked swiftly 5 On its only foot, this odd-shaped monster, Traveled in an open country, without Seeing ,without arms or hands, With many ribs, and its mouth in its middle. Its work is useful, and welcome, for it loads 10 Its belly with food, and brings abundance To men, to poor and to rich, paying Its tribute year after year. Solve This riddle, if you can, and unravel its name. Riddle 32

Sutton Hoo

8/28 Anglo-Saxon Study Guide Riddles

I saw a wonderful creature carrying Light plunder between its horns I saw a wonderful creature carrying Light plunder between its horns. Curved lamp of the air, cunningly formed, It fetched home its bounty from the day's raid And plotted to build in its castle if it could 5 A night-chamber brightly adorned. Then over the east wall came another creature Well known to earth-dwellers. Wonderful as well, It seized back its bounty and sent the plunderer home Like an unwilling wanderer. The wretch went west,10 Moved morosely and murderously on. Dust rose to the heavens, dew fell on earth- Night moved on. Afterwards no one In the world knew where the wanderer had gone. Riddle 27

Mnemonic Device: Knuckles = 31 days

8/29 A mnemonic device is any learning technique that aids information retention. The word derives from an Ancient Greek word meaning "of memory.”

Commonly Confused Words EX1a. Accept: to receive EX1b. Except: to leave out See the board for EXMD.

“Around the Room” Review 12A 1. Anglo-Saxon Study Guide History Vocabulary 2. Commonly Confused Word Exercises 8&9 3. Old English Poetics Kennings Riddles Optional

“Around the Room” Review 12 1. Anglo-Saxon Study Guide History 2. Commonly Confused Word Exercises 8&9 3. Beowulf Trailer Warm Up Riddle(s)

Beowulf

Anglo-Saxon Helmet

8/27 Bell Ringer Old English was spoken by the Anglo-Saxons from approximately 450 to 1150. Beowulf is the oldest surviving poem in the English language.

Part 1: Old English Affixes Part 1: Anglo-Saxon Suffixes Names of Locations Example: Washington ING=? TON=? The village of Wash’s people Write down at least one location.

Part 2: Old English Translation Phonetics is the study and classification of speech sounds. Use your eyes and your ears to figure out the phrase.

Part 2. Old English Translation Swurd ? Brid ? Faeder ? Wudu ? Modor ? Brothor ? Hund ? Scild ? Swoster ?

Old English Translation 1. Hwær is se hring? Where is the ring? Hwær is se hring? = where is the ring? Hwaet hring? = what ring? Hwær eart þu = where are you? [this will sound like 'where art thou?'] Hwy stande ge idele? = why are you standing idle? [this will sound like 'why stand ye idle?'] Hwa is se cyning? = who is the king?

Old English Translation Hwaet hring? What ring? Hwær is se hring? = where is the ring? Hwaet hring? = what ring? Hwær eart þu = where are you? [this will sound like 'where art thou?'] Hwy stande ge idele? = why are you standing idle? [this will sound like 'why stand ye idle?'] Hwa is se cyning? = who is the king?

Old English Translation Hwær eart þu? (þ=thorn or th)? Where art thou?/Where are you? Hwær is se hring? = where is the ring? Hwaet hring? = what ring? Hwær eart þu = where are you? [this will sound like 'where art thou?'] Hwy stande ge idele? = why are you standing idle? [this will sound like 'why stand ye idle?'] Hwa is se cyning? = who is the king?

Old English Translation Hwy stande ge idele? Why are you standing idle? Hwær is se hring? = where is the ring? Hwaet hring? = what ring? Hwær eart þu = where are you? [this will sound like 'where art thou?'] Hwy stande ge idele? = why are you standing idle? [this will sound like 'why stand ye idle?'] Hwa is se cyning? = who is the king?

Old English Translation Hwa is se cyning? (C = K) Who is the king? Hwær is se hring? = where is the ring? Hwaet hring? = what ring? Hwær eart þu = where are you? [this will sound like 'where art thou?'] Hwy stande ge idele? = why are you standing idle? [this will sound like 'why stand ye idle?'] Hwa is se cyning? = who is the king?

??? Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum; Si þin nama gehalgod to becume þin rice gewurþe ðin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum. urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg and forgyf us ure gyltas swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge ac alys us of yfele soþlice

Translation Father our thou that art in heavens be thy name hallowed come thy kingdom be-done thy will on earth as in heavens our daily bread give us today and forgive us our sins as we forgive those-who-have-sinned-against-us and not lead thou us into temptation but deliver us from evil. truly

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